Marianne Sonner-Whitfield
November 9, 2009
Revised Teaching Guide
Worksheet For Recording Ideas For Curriculum Plan
Your general educational goals
In general terms what are you trying to achieve with these learners? - Upon the completion of this lesson, the students will be able to write descriptive sentences using adjectives, and they will create their own fictional story about a pumpkin which will enhance their creative writing skills.
Description of your learners
Include their age and/or grade level, and other relevant information such as their interests, future goals, and background. This curriculum plan is geared towards second grade students.
Description of your subject matter
What subjects, topics, or issues are at the center of this curriculum web? -This curriculum is centered on parts of a pumpkin. Using newly learned vocabulary words, descriptive sentences with adjectives, students will create their own stories about pumpkins in a creative manner.
Detailed learning objectives
List your desired outcomes in terms of changes in the learners’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes -Students will interpret information in one’s own words, applying information from one context to another and presenting the information clearly, concisely, and comprehensibly. -Students will produce imaginative texts that use language and text structures that are inventive and often multilayered.
Expected prerequisites
What relevant knowledge, skills, and attitudes do you expect your learners to have before they begin using this curriculum web?
-None
Summary aim
In a short sentence of phrase, describe what you want to teach to whom - After researching the life cycle of a pumpkin, the students will complete an inquiry activity that requires them to create their own fictional story about a pumpkin.
Rationale
Justify the use of time or other expenses to achieve the aim written above. Why should these learners reach your objectives? -Through successful completion of this curriculum students will understand and learn the life cycle of a pumpkin and relate it to the evolution of plant life. It is especially important for students to understand what a life cycle is and it’s correlation to human life and the food chain.
--- Feedback Sorry if this doesn't belong here, I wasn't sure where else to put it.
I think the evolution of plant life is a great subject for a curriculum web. I think you can make the activity more inquiry-based if you allow students to pick a fruit or vegetable they'd like to research? Students can learn about parts and life cycles using virtually any plant. I was thinking the final activity could be opened up as well. In addition to a story, what about a poem? Comic? Movie? Song? Painting? Etcetera.
Are New York State Technology standards required?
Great start! :-)
- Lindsey V
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I agree that this activity does not have to be limited to a pumpkin, and may be more engaging if the students had a choice about which plant to study.
Will the learning activity include lessons on adjectives and creative writing, or is this knowledge presumed?
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Hey, I'm having trouble finding your learner activity that incorporates a Web 2.0 tool.
- Lindsey
Marianne Sonner-Whitfield
November 9, 2009
Revised Teaching Guide
Worksheet For Recording Ideas For Curriculum Plan
In general terms what are you trying to achieve with these learners?
- Upon the completion of this lesson, the students will be able to write descriptive sentences using adjectives, and they will create their own fictional story about a pumpkin which will enhance their creative writing skills.
Include their age and/or grade level, and other relevant information such as their interests, future goals, and background.
This curriculum plan is geared towards second grade students.
What subjects, topics, or issues are at the center of this curriculum web?
- This curriculum is centered on parts of a pumpkin. Using newly learned vocabulary words, descriptive sentences with adjectives, students will create their own stories about pumpkins in a creative manner.
List your desired outcomes in terms of changes in the learners’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes
- Students will interpret information in one’s own words, applying information from one context to another and presenting the information clearly, concisely, and comprehensibly.
- Students will produce imaginative texts that use language and text structures that are inventive and often multilayered.
What relevant knowledge, skills, and attitudes do you expect your learners to have before they begin using this curriculum web?
-None
In a short sentence of phrase, describe what you want to teach to whom
- After researching the life cycle of a pumpkin, the students will complete an inquiry activity that requires them to create their own fictional story about a pumpkin.
Justify the use of time or other expenses to achieve the aim written above. Why should these learners reach your objectives?
-Through successful completion of this curriculum students will understand and learn the life cycle of a pumpkin and relate it to the evolution of plant life. It is especially important for students to understand what a life cycle is and it’s correlation to human life and the food chain.
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Feedback
Sorry if this doesn't belong here, I wasn't sure where else to put it.
I think the evolution of plant life is a great subject for a curriculum web. I think you can make the activity more inquiry-based if you allow students to pick a fruit or vegetable they'd like to research? Students can learn about parts and life cycles using virtually any plant. I was thinking the final activity could be opened up as well. In addition to a story, what about a poem? Comic? Movie? Song? Painting? Etcetera.
Are New York State Technology standards required?
Great start! :-)
- Lindsey V
--
I agree that this activity does not have to be limited to a pumpkin, and may be more engaging if the students had a choice about which plant to study.
Will the learning activity include lessons on adjectives and creative writing, or is this knowledge presumed?
---
Hey, I'm having trouble finding your learner activity that incorporates a Web 2.0 tool.
- Lindsey